[Xastir] I-gate setup

[David]

Hi Lynn.....i did a quick d/l of APRSISCE32 and ran it under Wine runs well
and looks good even told me i needed to update to the latest version

i havent had a good play with it be will do so in coming days

73 David VK4BDJ





On 12/06/14 07:53, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:
> I believe you're describing the following feature described at 
> http://www.aprs-is.net/IGateDetails.aspx
>
>> Gate all packets to RF based on criteria set by the sysop (such as 
>> callsign, object name, etc.). 
>
> In APRSISCE/32, I'm calling that "filtered" -IS to RF gating. This is 
> not required but is allowed by the specification.  What I've read that 
> xastir implements for -IS to RF gating is described as:
>
>> Gate message packets and associated posits to RF if all of the 
>> following are true:
>>
>>  1. the receiving station has been heard within range within a
>>     predefined time period (range defined as digi hops, distance, or
>>     both).
>>  2. the sending station has not been heard via RF within a predefined
>>     time period (packets gated from the Internet by other stations are
>>     excluded from this test).
>>  3. the sending station does not have TCPXX, NOGATE, or RFONLY in the
>>     header.
>>  4. the receiving station has not been heard via the Internet within a
>>     predefined time period.
>>     A station is said to be heard via the Internet if packets from the
>>     station contain TCPIP* or TCPXX* in the header or if gated
>>     (3rd-party) packets are seen on RF gated by the station and
>>     containing TCPIP or TCPXX in the 3rd-party header (in other words,
>>     the station is seen on RF as being an IGate).
>>
>
> Where "message packets" are the APRS-specified messages defined by 
> datatype : (colon) and described in Chapter 14 of aprs101.pdf.
>
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
>
>
> On 6/11/2014 5:25 PM, David wrote:
>> Hi Lee....im wondering if we are both thinking the same thing about 
>> "messages" that are gated by an I-gate
>>
>> the igate that VK4ZZ puts out takes the "beacons" that stations send 
>> to APRS-IS
>> from within a radius of his station and retransmits them via RF to a 
>> local
>> repeater which repeats them to the local area...his I-gate is down at 
>> the
>> moment for repair and im attempting to provide backup in the meantime
>>
>> Aprsg is setup to do what his station does .....take the "beacons" 
>> from the Inet
>> and send them out on RF to the repeater VK4RAT-3 ...its doing a very 
>> good job
>> of it..
>>
>> the setup in Xastir or other igate software i havent found to do 
>> this....are they
>> supposed to do it and if not why not
>>
>> 73 David VK4BDJ
>>
>>
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